David Cameron has convened an emergency meeting after two extremists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers in a south London street.
An attack in which a man, presumed to be a soldier, was "beheaded" in a London street has been described by police as a possible terror attack.
Corporates in London are once again taking flak over their executive pay policies.
Here are ten of those who came away from London 2012 with a golden glow and ten others who might be wishing they had done things differently.
While the magnificent Olympic Park glows with the "spirit of the Games", London residents feel they have been given a raw deal during the showpiece.
The prospect of London cabs going electric has come closer to reality with the unveiling of a prototype that will be tested as early as next year.
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Romney arrived in London pursued by calls to use this overseas tour to define a foreign policy that amounts to more than criticising the president.
Team South Africa left in great spirits, but the road to London has been paved with controversy, writes Jason Humphries.
The head of private security firm G4S said on Saturday his firm only realised just over a week ago it would not be able to supply enough venue guards.
The 2012-Kirstenbosch-SA exhibit by designers David Davidson and Ray Hudson have been awarded a gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.
Britain and the International Olympic Committee have come out in condemnation of an Argentinian advert showing an athlete training in the Falklands.
Fernando Torres netted his first Chelsea hat-trick as the Champions League finalists capped a sensational by routing Queens Park Rangers 6-1.
Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine have celebrated their first wedding anniversary, marking the milestone in private.
James Murdoch has told an ethics inquiry that he had previously discussed News Corp’s bid to take control of pay-TV giant BSkyB with David Cameron.
A dramatic restart caused by a man swimming in the River Thames during a boat race has raised questions about security for the London Olympics.
A leading investment banker says South Africa’s gate-crashing of the political bloc defies logic because of the country’s lack of economic clout.
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/ 26 February 2012
Arsenal staged a magnificent fightback to thrash Tottenham 5-2 on Sunday as Man United scrambled a last-gasp 2-1 win over Norwich.
Reports suggest Cameron will hold talks with stakeholders over recent racism incidents in English football.
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/ 8 February 2012
London’s police have begun a crackdown on street gangs which UK politicians blamed for the August riots, the worst disorder Britain saw in decades.
Torres and Carroll lend credence to the belief that January buys aren’t good business.
The run-up to London 2012 has been remarkably smooth but there’s one dark cloud — the weather.
Parental duties must not be done in anger and corporal punishment is therefore not justified
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/ 29 January 2012
Arsenal staged a remarkable recovery from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and keep their FA Cup hopes alive with a dramatic fourth round win.
A British journalist managed to book a cruise on the Costa Concordia — two days after the liner ran aground near Italy’s Giglio island.
Russia’s doomed probe for Mars spirals ever closer to the Earth before it plunges back into the atmosphere in a fiery end.
British police investigating tabloid phone hacking on Friday arrested a 47-year-old woman on suspicion of trying to pervert the course of justice.
Boxer Amir Khan has claimed that an unidentified man ‘interfered’ with the WBA fight supervisor during his split-decision loss to Lamont Peterson.
It is a skin thing, but is it art? At its extreme, tattooing might seem a radical subculture that defines your whole existence.
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/ 23 December 2011
Archbishop Rowan Williams’s decision to probe the diocese of Chichester will throw the spotlight on abuse by clergy in the Anglican Church.
Piers Morgan’ testimony before a British panel looking into media ethics was big news in the UK, but made little splash in the US.
The announcement that John Terry will face criminal charges over allegations of racial abuse has been applauded by the British press.
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/ 21 December 2011
Journalist claims that voicemail interception was an everyday activity at the <i>Daily Mirror</i> and nothing happened without the editor knowing.